The Town Bakery, Habou Egypt

Egypt, Land of the Pharaoh

The morning bakery is now open. This photo was taken in Habou, and depicts how life was in ancient Egypt.Located across the Nile River from Luxor, life here remains relatively unchanged from ancient times.
Bread is still being baked as it was thousands of years ago. The Egyptian version of Panera Bread is baked by placing the raw dough along side a south facing wall, in this case an ancient Egyptian temple and left there for the sun to naturally bake it. As you can see, the little girl is there to make sure it is baked to perfection.

Many legends and speculation in Egyptian mythology surround the pyramids. Why were they built, and how were they built? They have been described as burial tombs for the pharaohs, and giant observatories. Speculation also exists they were ceremonial sites where the ancients performed secret rituals.